Galahad
Welsh · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Galahad
The name 'Galahad' means "hawk of the battlefield" or "noble, pure," derived from the Welsh name *Gwalchafed* (from *gwalch* "hawk" + *hafed* "summer" or battle-related term).
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Etymology
The name 'Galahad' means "hawk of the battlefield" or "noble, pure," derived from the Welsh name *Gwalchafed* (from *gwalch* "hawk" + *hafed* "summer" or battle-related term). It is primarily used in Western European, particularly British, Arthurian legend and Christian chivalric romance, notably as the pure knight who achieved the Holy Grail in medieval literature.
Galahad currently ranks #12,929 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2024.
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